LAS VEGAS – Through Dejero’s portable LIVE+ solutions broadcasters can now instantly transmit broadcast-quality live video through cellular networks without the cost or complexity of satellite/microwave trucks or the effort of implementing dedicated towers.
With this software developed by the Waterloo-based company (its CTO Bogdan Frusina was one of the first 100 original RIM employees), the company is gaining notoriety among most broadcasters on the NAB show floor, with its products featured at the Panasonic and Harris booths, thanks to partnerships with both.
Three of Canada’s large broadcasters, Bell Media, CBC and Rogers, have all deployed Dejero, which gives its newsgathering crews greater mobility, including access to locations such as airports, high security areas, and rooftop events. LIVE+ solutions can even broadcast from moving vehicles and in harsh weather environments.
To partner with Panasonic, the company created a version of its LIVE+ 20/20 transmitter that enables a Panasonic Toughbook computer to transmit live video, edited packages or media files over public broadband networks.
In its own NAB booth, the company was demonstrating its LIVE+ mobile app, too, which turns a regular iPhone (and soon, Androids) into high quality live HD or SD news cameras. Canadian broadcasters are currently beta testing the app, which can be set up in seconds to instantly broadcast over a phone or laptop and delivers video over public broadband networks with latency of less than a second.
– Greg O’Brien
